Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

5 U.S.C. § 3597

Reemployment following limited appointment in the Foreign Service

An employee of any agency who accepts, with the consent of the head of that agency, a limited appointment in the Foreign Service under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is entitled, upon the expiration of that appointment, to be reemployed in that employee’s former position or in a corresponding or higher position in that agency. Upon reemployment under this section, an employee shall be entitled to any within-grade increases in pay which the employee would have received if the employee had remained in the former position in the agency.

Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2301(a)94 Stat. 2164(Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 3949 of Title 22Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in text, is classified to , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465section 3901 of Title 22Section effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.